FROM THE GUT: The camera inside the carcass shows the dogs tucking in to their meal from close quarters [CATERS NEWS AGENCY]

Swedish snapper Tom Svensson was trying to think of the best way to capture endangered animals that are dangerous to humans up close, and hit upon the idea of putting his camera inside a rotting carcass.

And with the prospect of lunch just waiting to be eaten, a pack of African wild dogs, known as Lycaon, happily strolled over to tuck in.

Conservation photographer Tom then managed to get a series of gruesome shots of the animals devouring the flesh in front of them at the private game reserve in South Africa.